Eating Disorders Are Up During the Pandemic
April 1, 2021 Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorders have increased during the pandemic.
Health experts who treat eating disorders have reported a spike in the number of people who are requesting help, often with waiting lists at treatment centers across the country.
“I’m seeing more clients, and I’m getting clients who are sicker when they come to me because we cannot get them access to a higher level of treatment,” Whitney Trotter, a registered dietitian and nurse in Tennessee, told the New York Times.
The National Eating Disorders Association reported a 41% increase in messages to phone and online help lines in January 2021, ats compared with January 2020, the newspaper reported.
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